A Gram Rozgar Sevak (GRS) was killed when he was hit by a police vehicle near Pangam under the Mathili police limits in Malkangiri district on Tuesday.
Sources said police personnel of the Mathili police station were heading towards Malkangiri by a SUV when GRS Balaraj Sahoo was coming from opposite direction by his scooter.
The police vehicle hit the scooter killing the Government official on the spot. The SUV also overturned after the collision.Tension prevailed soon after the death of the GRS as irate locals assembled and staged a road blockade on NH-326 disrupting vehicular movements on the route. They also demanded compensation for family members of the deceased. Police officials were pacifying the agitators till last report came in.